Michael Fishman

Fishman's acting career began after he met Roseanne Barr during an early audition. She asked him to tell her a joke. He said, "Why did the turtle cross the road? It was the chicken's day off." She was impressed,^[6] and although he had no experience, Barr fought for Fishman to play D.J. Conner. He worked on Roseanne from age six to fifteen.

On April 28, 2017, it was announced that an eight-episode revival of Roseanne was in the works and being shopped around to various networks and that it would feature most of the original main cast. However, at the time, it was unknown if Fishman would reprise his role as D.J. Conner.^[7] On May 16, 2017, it was confirmed that Fishman had signed on to appear in the revival, to air mid-season in 2018 on ABC.^[8]

Fishman continued to act while attending the Orange County High School of the Arts at Los Alamitos High School^[9] in the Musical Theater and Technical Theater departments.

He appeared in guest roles on Walker, Texas Ranger and Seinfeld, and earned a recurring role alongside Andrew Dice Clay on Hitz just before it was canceled. Fishman also appeared in films, including Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He then reconnected with Barr as a co-host of The Roseanne Show, which ran for two years before it was canceled in 2000.

Fishman has also worked on many television shows and films in other roles aside from acting, including executive producing, writing, directing, set building, production staff and camera operating. Some of his credits include Great Job, Thanks!, The Real Roseanne Show, and Sport Science.

En 2013, fue elegido para interpretar a Antonelli en Undrafted , la película de comedia dramática deportiva que supuso el debut como director de Joseph Mazzello . La película se estrenó el 15 de julio de 2016.

El 21 de junio de 2018, ABC anunció un spin-off de Roseanne , titulado The Conners , con todo el elenco original (excepto Barr) de regreso; el programa se estrenó el 16 de octubre de 2018. ^{[ 10 ]} El 22 de marzo de 2019, ABC anunció que el programa había sido renovado para una segunda temporada. Fishman no figuraba como parte del elenco principal que regresaba, pero el comunicado de prensa de la cadena indicó que el elenco adicional se anunciaría en una fecha posterior. ^{[ 11 ]}

El 5 de octubre de 2020, Fishman anunció que dirigiría el séptimo episodio de la tercera temporada de la serie. Aunque fue el séptimo episodio en filmarse, se emitió en la segunda semana de la serie, como especial de Halloween. ^{[ 12 ]}

A Fishman le comunicaron que no regresaría para la quinta temporada de The Conners . ^{[ 13 ] [ 14 ]}

En 2023, Fishman protagonizó Abducted By My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story como parte de sus largometrajes "Ripped From the Headlines" donde interpretó a Tad Cummins, quien fue responsable del secuestro de Elizabeth Thomas. ^{[ 15 ]}